"There are so many people here today. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info: It seems that this time it's really going to be serious. When Ruprecht once again stepped through the gates of Sanssouci Palace, the prince was secretly amazed about the lineup of the meeting. Prior to this, although the prince communicated with the German high-level, the scope of communication was not very large, and more often he communicated with the emperor in a private capacity. But this time it was different, the top brass of the major states and the Prussian military came, and this was the official occasion, where every word and decision was to be laid out, recorded, and then executed.

The prince, who had already taken his seat, began to observe the rest of the room, sitting on the Kaiser's left hand side, opposite him was the German Crown Prince Wilhelm (well, a title for Kaiser Wilhelm, and later referred to as the crown prince). ****, as a representative of Germany's second largest state, sat in the first row on the right-hand side.

On the left-hand side of the second row is Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg. He represents the Kingdom of Württemberg. And was the commander-in-chief of the German Fourth Army in history, responsible for the army of the Kingdom of Württemberg. On the right-hand side of the second row is a representative of the royal family of Saxony, a man the prince is not very familiar with. (Well, it's the author who can't find it.) ）

The representatives of the Four Kingdoms were in the front, and behind them were the representatives of the military, and Moltke the Younger, who was the formulator and implementer of the Prussian war plan, sat on the left hand side of the third row as Chief of the Prussian General Staff. On the opposite side was Tirpitz, Minister of State for the Navy, who represented the German Navy.

On the left-hand side of the fourth row is General Heringen, Prussian Minister of War. He was also the commander of the later Prussian Seventh Army. On the right-hand side is the commander of the German High Seas Fleet, von Fergu. Admiral Pol. The two are from the front line of the Army and the Navy, respectively. Among them, General Heringen was historically the commander of the German Seventh Army.

"Guys, why I've gathered you here is more than everyone knows, right? Just yesterday, the Russians, reneging on the alliance with the German Empire, threw away the Treaty of the Three Emperors like a rag and threw it into the arms of Britain and France. At this point, a noose that strangled the German Empire has been put around our necks, and we have no choice but to fight hard in the face of such a situation! So, from today onwards, we are going to prepare for this war. The Kaiser's opening remarks set the tone for the entire meeting.

This meeting is definitely not for everyone to discuss, it is more like everyone has discussed, and then the prepared plan is taken out and announced to the public and implemented, and before the meeting, the meeting on the distribution of various rights within Germany, the prince did not participate much, **** can feel the Kaiser's emphasis on the core rights, even if he has a good personal relationship with him, but the Kaiser still has to exclude himself from the top at this critical moment.

"In the Kaiser's opinion, I can be the commander of an army group or a front, but my position in the General Staff is still at the back!" The prince said in his heart.

"First of all, I need to emphasize that the size of the Imperial German Army was still too small to meet the needs of future wars. At one time, General Heringen was reluctant to expand the army because he was worried about the decline in the proportion of nobles among the officers, but now, I would like to say, the decline in the proportion of nobles is still tolerable relative to the danger of defeat, so in the future, the German Empire must be based on the establishment of an imperial army system of 9 army groups, and at the beginning of the war, we must be able to mobilize more than 1.8 million troops! Of these, seven armies were to concentrate on the Eastern Front, while the other two were to be used to guard the eastern border and support Austria-Hungary. The specific expansion plan and preparation were the responsibility of the Prussian Chief of the General Staff, Moltarch Jr. ”

"Second, the Imperial Navy may need to be expanded, the current fleet size is not enough to put pressure on the British Royal Navy, nor is it enough to ensure the completion of the task of the German Empire's coastal security and control of the Baltic Sea, and in the future the size of the fleet needs to be expanded, and the specific shipbuilding plan and naval strategy and tactics are under the responsibility of Tirpitz and Ruprecht." The army was the foundation of the military power of the German Empire, and Prussia was very conceited about its own army, thinking that it could do well without others' intervention, but for the navy, Wilhelm II was not so confident, so they needed to cooperate with the prince.

"Thirdly, on the issue of armored vehicles and the Air Force, in order to ensure the consistency of equipment and logistical supply, all German armies except the Bavarian Corps should purchase armored vehicles from Krupp, Rheinmetall and other arms companies, and in terms of aircraft, each state can choose freely."

Although the newborn beasts have not yet sharpened their minions, they have already made people feel their strength, and a large number of armored vehicles to undertake reconnaissance and attack tasks have become the consensus of the German military leadership, but it is not a simple question to equip those vehicles and who will produce them. The large number of slower, heavier, and more expensive tanks produced in Bavaria were not suitable for the Western Front in the Kaiser's opinion, because the German army on the Western Front was much larger, and if they were all equipped, the cost would be astronomical. Moreover, the Kaiser was also uneasy about such a very important piece of equipment in the hands of a state.

Therefore, taking advantage of the reconciliation between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Imperial Arms Enterprises and the opportunity to reach a sharing agreement, the Kaiser decisively demanded that all German troops except the Kingdom of Bavaria be equipped with vehicles produced by Prussian companies. But it is clear that this time the Kaiser did not give.

For aircraft problems? At this time, the German top brass did not realize the importance of airplanes, and this kind of war machine, which was free from the shackles of the earth and could soar in the air, was in the eyes of the Kaiser as an appendage of the army. With the idea that the meat should be eaten by himself and the soup could be distributed among other states, the Kaiser decided to loosen the gap in the aviation industry.

"Being a king is really not as comfortable as being an emperor." Ruprecht said in his heart.

"Alright, do you have any questions?" A moment later, the Kaiser made a polite inquiry, as if asking for everyone's opinion.

"What about the command of the Eastern Front? If the Russians were to attack Austria-Hungary and Bavaria, the Bavarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian military could coordinate and carry out combat missions independently, but what should we do if the Russians choose to move the breakthrough to East Prussia? "At this time, it was naturally impossible for the prince to dwell on the issue of the share of military-industrial products, and this issue was not important in relation to the command of the Eastern Front.

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